Lantern.



PATENTED JAN. 15, 1907.

J. H. HILL.

LANTERN. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 4, 1906.

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No. 841,648. PATENTED JAN. 15, 1907.-

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LANTERN.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 4, 1906.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

PatentedJam- 15,1907.

Application filed June 4, 1906. Serial No. 320.078.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JAMES H. HILL, a resident of Rochester, in thecounty of Monroe and State of New York, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Lanterns and I do hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and usethe same.

The invention relates to lanterns, and has for its object to simplifythe construction and cheapen the manufacture of the globe frame andguard and increase its efficiency and durability.

The invention consists in the construction hereinafter described andpointed out.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate the invention and formpart of the specification, Figure 1 is a side view of a lantern with theimprovement. Fig. 2 is an enlarged section on line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3is a side view of the globe frame and guard members detached from thelantern and from each other. Fig. 4 is a plan of the globe frame andguard, the members being united together, but separate from the lantern;Fig. 5 is an enlarged partial plan showing the locking engagement of theframe and guard members. Fig. 6 is a view at right angles to Fig. 5.Fig. 7 is a partial enlarged section showing'the globe-supporting platebent around the lower semicircular parts of both frame and guardmembers.

Numeral 1 denotes the air-tubes of a lantern, provided with guides 2 ofknown form.

3 indicates a globe-lifter cooperating with the globe-frame by means ofa device to be described. This lifter has a bearing in a tube 4:. Suchtubular bearing has heretofore been soldered to the exterior of theairtube; but soldering the same has been found diflicult and theconnection insecure, owing to the cylindrical form of the tubes arrangedat right angles to each other. To facilitate the soldering and alsostrengthen the connection, the air-tube is indented, as indicated at 5,to provide a seat for the tubular bearing 4. This seat lengthens thecontact of the parts and provides that a stronger connection may be madewith a less amount of solder.

The globe frame and guard comprises two members, (denoted by 10 and 11.)Each member consists of a single piece of wire bent to form an upper endsemicircular part '10 11 and a lower semicircular part 10 11 andintermediate these ends a part 12 or 13 to form with a correspondingpart a globeguard. It should be noted that in member 10 in Fig. 3 thethree substantially semicircular parts 10 13 10 all curve in the samedirection, and that toward the observer. On the other hand, in member 11the curved parts 11 12 l1 all curve reverselythat is, away from theobserver.

Heretofore globe-guard rings have been fastened to the side wires bysoldering. This comparatively expensive and insecure means of connectionis avoided by joining the curved parts 12 and 13 of the members 10 and11 by means of interlocking bends 15 and 16. These preferably compriseportions bent or indented at 17 and 18 in both horizontal and verticalplanes to avoid all play or slipping one upon the other of the wireswhich constitute the globe-frame and guardring. bends 15 16, one at eachend of the curved part 13 or 12, and when the members are put togetherin use the bends 15 at the right side of members 10 and 11 (see Fig. 3)come to gether, as also do the bends 16 at the left, thus leaving thevertical parts of the two members at opposite sides of the frame.

The side wire of member 10 is provided with an integral ring or loop 7to receive the cranked arm 8 of the lifting-lever. To obviate all dangerthat this arm may be forced out of the ring, the wire is made to overlapor cross, as indicated at 9.

The side wire of each member of the globe frame has an outward bend,(indicated at 19,) which cooperates with the guides 2 to hold the globeeither up or down.

20 denotes a globe-supporting disk engaged with the two frame members attheir lower ends, and 21 a bell-disk engaged with said members at thetop.

In Fig. 7 the bottom of member 10 is shown, the curved part terminatinat the point indicated by 10 the whole 0 curved part 10 being inclosedby the edge of plate 20, the correspondin part 11 of member 11, whichissimilary inclosed, being cut away by the plane of section, as at 11 insaid figure.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is 1. A Wire lobeframe and globe ring guard consisting of two integra members, said guardconsisting of parts of said members joined to each other by interlockingEach member 10 11 has two such IIO bends, the interlocking parts beingextended part above and part below the interlocks to the bell and baseplates.

2. A wire globe frame and globe ring guard consisting of two integralmembers, said guard consisting of parts of said members joined to eachother by interlocking bends, the interlocking parts being extended artabove and part below the interlocks to the bell and base plates, thewires having indentations 17 to prevent slipping of the guard and sidewires.

'3. A globe frame and guard consisting of two wires each comprising avertical side por tion' 'inte ral with a transverse curved portion, saicurved portions forming a globerin uard, the ends of said wires beingabove and below the portions forming the guard.

' 4. A globe frame and guard consisting of two members, each memberbeing a single wire bent at a plurality of points in differenthorizontal planes into approximately semicircular form, said guard beingintermediate upper and lower plate-connecting bends.

5. A globe frame and guard consisting of two members, each member beinga single wire bent at a plurality of points in different horizontalplanes into approximately semicircular form, the members interlocking.

6. In a globe frame and guard having single side wires, a connectingglobe-ring conprevent slipping of the parts at their connection.

8. In a globe-frame, a side wire provided with an integral ring or loop,in combination with a globe-lifter having an end adapted to be freelyentered in or withdrawn from the loop, said ring comprising parts of aside wire and base-ring overlapped to prevent disengagement of the frameand lifter in operation.

9. The combination with a globe-frame, a globe-lifter, and the air-tubeof a lantern, of

a tubular bearing for the globe-lifter, said air-tube being indented toform a seat for said bearing, and the bearing soldered in said seat.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

JAMES H. HILL. I Witnesses:

F. A. RUssELL, J. D. HENRY.

